Steinbeck's Imaginarium

Steinbeck's Imaginarium
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Publisher : University of New Mexico Press
Total Pages : 192
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ISBN-10 : 9780826364289
ISBN-13 : 0826364284
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Book Synopsis Steinbeck's Imaginarium by : Robert J. DeMott

Download or read book Steinbeck's Imaginarium written by Robert J. DeMott and published by University of New Mexico Press. This book was released on 2022 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Steinbeck's Imaginarium, Robert DeMott delves into the imaginative, creative, and sometimes neglected aspects of John Steinbeck's writing. DeMott positions Steinbeck as a prophetic voice for today as much as he was for the Depression-era 1930s as the essays explore the often unknown or unacknowledged elements of Steinbeck's artistic career that deserve closer attention. He writes about the determining scientific influences, such as quantum physics and ecology, in Cannery Row and considers Steinbeck's addiction to writing through the lens of the extensive, obsessive full-length journals that he kept while writing three of his best-known novels--The Grapes of Wrath, The Wayward Bus, and East of Eden. DeMott insists that these monumental works of fiction all comprise important statements on his creative process and his theory of fiction writing. DeMott further blends his personal experience as a lifelong angler with a reading of several neglected fishing episodes in Steinbeck's work. Collectively, the chapters illuminate John Steinbeck as a fully conscious, self-aware, literate, experimental novelist whose talents will continue to warrant study and admiration for years to come.


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